Game of Thrones Characters Ranked by Screentime

[@Marc93.]

Despite of being a main character in all 8 seasons.. Bran stark still has few minute short of his father Ned who died in Season 1💀

[@TurquoiseStar17]

To be fair, Ned was like half the first book as well. Which made it all the more shocking when George offed him.

[@PrettyLittleXFactor]

Also he was not on season 5

[@MrGothbunny]

Supposedly had the best story too lmfao

[@Theleakculture-qs7lj]

Bro jon is the main protagonist

[@Theleakculture-qs7lj]

Also the screen time of jon snow is 672 min almost about 28 min less than tyrion

[@anonanonanon2868]

Ned at 12 after one season is nuts

[@pimpknowledge]

he carried the whole season...

[@anonanonanon2868]

@@pimpknowledge carried is a bit far, he was the main character but the show was stacked with talent and was incredible

[@HandsomePete1980]

He was also in season 6 and 7 a littlebit

[@anonanonanon2868]

@@HandsomePete1980 true

[@thaironecampos1380]

Nes was probably the protagonist of the series that just didn't continue because he died. If he had somehow stayed alive, he would have been the main protagonist of the series. And credit to actor Sean Bean who was absolutely incredible in his performance, although for me the best actor in the series (not the best character but the actor) was Jack Gleeson, the King Joffrey.

[@Diekirch7090]

1h and 18 mins of pure Joy of watching Tywin Lannister

[@ZeriocTheTank]

I felt like his death represented the slow death of the show, but I'm also a tywin fanboy so I'm biased.

[@krishnapandey3478]

Show dies with him

[@oliviernoir6669]

Charles Dance is so charismatic his acting was insane in the show

[@juancalderonbustillo1799]

Him and Olenna: the true aces of the show.

[@josepedrosousa2731]

You know a character is a legend when it only appears in season 1 and is the 12th character with more screen time

[@TheSpaniard]

No way Berric Dondarrion only had 11 minutes of screen time

[@sirbobik]

Per life

[@alevd14]

I agree. Beric appears since season 3 to season 8, is impossible to be just 11 minutes

[@TheSpaniard]

@@alevd14 Exactly. Pretty sure he had more than 11 minutes in season 6 alone when they go north of the wall.

[@babaamapperati1626]

Yes and Hot Pie as well.

[@gelsol]

If that is his actual screen time, he sure was an impactful character.

[@sobakssobak2447]

Night King: am I a joke to you?

[@Carlomango_768]

My assumption is that his screen time is quite short. The guy only appeared in later seasons, didn't he?

[@frankthepug9242]

Season 8 writers: yes

[@AEsir2023]

To us? No to the writers unfortunately yes

[@AJshorts-809]

Actual list is here 1. Tyrion Lannister - 697 minutes 2. Jon Snow - 651 minutes 3. Daenerys Targaryen - 524 minutes 4. Cersei Lannister - 425 minutes 5. Sansa Stark - 418 minutes 6. Arya Stark - 393 minutes 7. Jaime Lannister - 392 minutes 8. Jorah Mormont - 328 minutes 9. Davos Seaworth - 296 minutes 10. Lord Varys - 267 minutes 11. Samwell Tarly - 264 minutes 12. Theon Greyjoy - 261 minutes 13. Sandor Clegane (The Hound) - 231 minutes 14. Brienne of Tarth - 228 minutes 15. Missandei - 228 minutes 16. Bran Stark - 224 minutes 17. Petyr Baelish (Littlefinger) - 214 minutes 18. Tormund Giantsbane - 192 minutes 19. Grey Worm - 179 minutes 20. Catelyn Stark - 155 minutes 21. Ned Stark - 144 minutes 22. Gilly - 126 minutes 23. Bronn - 120 minutes 24. Eddard Stark (flashbacks) - 113 minutes 25. Ygritte - 90 minutes 26. Ramsay Bolton - 66 minutes

[@cazexaz5206]

@@AJshorts-809 ygritte ?

[@zacknewton1064]

rickon has gotta be one of the most blatant kill fodder characters ive ever seen

[@tejastakalkar7924]

He is 3 year old in books, so maybe they didnt know what to do to with him inshow as he is older now

[@louyou6614]

he iss also probably a shaggydog​@@tejastakalkar7924

[@ageoflove1980]

Well, that's simply not true according to the source material. The show only made him that later on as a lazy way to end his story arc.

[@PeterSedesse]

His wolf was named shaggy dog, which is a Hollywood term for a character who has no purpose except to die

[@ageoflove1980]

@PeterSedesse Well the name is from the books, and there he is not dead at all. There is actually a cliffhanger in the last book that suggests an entirely new story arc on Skagos. So what Martin intended for the character is something else entirely. As so many things sadly, the show became such a rush job after the first 3-4 seasons

[@cinaraktasbıg]

brienne, ser davos, brann, sandor all of these character see season 8 and they still have a less screen time than Ned stark( died in s1) is crazy

[@Randomgirl3468]

This list only includes S1-6. Sadly, the creator failed to mention that in the title

[@bumblebee264]

you forgot that little mormont girl who probably had the least screentime and made the maximum impact

[@joshuathierry9445]

lyanna

[@frankthepug9242]

Lyanna?

[@calebandrew8473]

One of the worst characters.

[@itachi3279]

@@calebandrew8473she’s arguably one of the best

[@frankthepug9242]

@@calebandrew8473 bro she was awesome

[@mohamedhalithh]

Tyrion being no.1 while being the side character is carzy

[@idcman]

lmao he keeps yapping that’s why (love him)

[@B_3jy]

He isn't a side he's a main with Dany and Jon

[@Savon_Official69]

he is not a side bruh

[@adlibconstitution1609]

He is not a side. In the books he is one of the big main characters

[@chinmayamahapatra6712]

Tyrion is no side character . Tyrion or little finger one of them shall win the game of thrones

[@Daniel_Fo77]

Goes to show: It does not matter how long you are there, it is what you do that determines your impact and the lasting impressions others get from you.

[@charlene2789]

then littlefinger is the most important, he started everything and is the reason of the downfall of most of the houses

[@4kt6lock]

like lyanna mormont

[@speedwagon914]

There's no way this is accurate. So you're telling me Ned who died in season 1 has as much screen time as baelish ????

[@kibbit1373]

Yes.

[@TV-ge3uj]

Two minutes less.

[@speedwagon914]

@TV-ge3uj 2 min is nothing lol . The video claim that they ahve the same amount of screen time wich isn't true . Baelish had waaay more

[@TV-ge3uj]

@@speedwagon914 1. During the first season Ned is around almost constantly. He also is back for a few minutes of time-travelling Bran. 2. There are entire plotlines where Baelish isn't present at all (Winterfell in Season 1 and 2, Dorne, Braavos, Daenerys in Essos), or very little (Arya in Harrenhal, Sansa returned to Winterfell). 3. This is not about opinions, but facts. You can measure the time when Ned or Baelish are on screen.

[@methexis9934]

Ned appears in every episode of the first season and has long scenes with almost every important character of the season (the Stark family, King Robert, Queen Cersei, Varys, Baelish, Jaime...). He is the main and nearly only character of the first season. While Baelish is a "puppet master" who stays in shadow most of the time and show off only for "revelations". This is just accurate that they share the same time on screen.

[@karinadzhumabayeva4869]

I'm shoked by Gendry's ranking. I remember him through several seasons and was interested by his storyline so much 😮

[@gavinperry8433]

Viserys targaryen getting more screen time than qyburn and the mountain is insane despite being a side character for that too for only season

[@ELFBOYMUSIC]

Only 11 min for Beric? I call BS on this ranking.

[@joaquimlopes257]

Yeah theres no way he has the same screen timd as robin arryn

[@Anonymos185]

It's literally an impartial ranking. Don't believe it, feel free to google it, and get the exact same numbers. Berics scenes are very rare, and very spread out. Even when the Brotherhood IS a part of the story, it's usually still other main characters interacting with each other, rather than him

[@brent8407]

I dont recall him being more than that in the show, 11 minutes aready felt long to me

[@chcucivtxzclccucifudohzfu6766]

11 minutes is pretty short. I mean of course he barely is in season 1. In season 3 he has the duel with Sandor and then maybe a few dialogue scenes (where they sell Gendry). In season 6 he appears a bit. But then in season 7 he goes around with Sandor, ends up at Eastwatch and is around for the entire trip beyond the wall. Also in season 8 he has a dialogue before the long night and then his final fight. That combined should be more than 11 minutes.

[@chcucivtxzclccucifudohzfu6766]

Looked it up. Berric has 11 minutes in the first 6 seasons. So this list only counts the first 6 seasons

[@DG-sz8tj]

Karl Tanner - 11 FOOKIN LEGENDARY minutes

[@mommiedearest5337]

Their minimal screen time but huge impact to the show is a testament to the story, writing, and acting.!

[@Jankowski_Outdoors]

How can this be when many of these guys (Beric, Gendry) spent a whole episode together when they went north of the wall to nab a wight?

[@VectOPBR]

I didn't get it either, the top is made strangely

[@PeterSedesse]

They were part of the party, but it was always other people talking.

[@dnrspdr03canadian95]

​@@VectOPBRit's probably accurate, I added up all the minutes and it's comes out to 82 hours in a 74 hour series however that doesn't consider character's minutes spent together in the same scene.

[@chcucivtxzclccucifudohzfu6766]

I think this list is only seasons 1-6 as Berric has 11 minutes in those seasons but he also appears in the last 2

[@celestial_boon8078]

Its crazy how characters with only 12 minutes of screen time can change the story

[@romanoffsson]

It's crazy how in 2 seasons Rhaenyra has already 4 hours and 14 minutes only behind Tyrion and Jon.

[@velvetine74]

Surprising how it's what you do with the time you've got that leaves an impression!

[@southtexasobserver3306]

Did you just make these numbers up? It seems crazy that people who died in the first season have more screen time than people who were throughout the whole show.

[@TheLonnie300]

Ned being 12th, but dead and gone after 1 season is wild

[@ryanm4013]

Wasn’t as many other storylines in season 1 as other seasons.

[@Pranjal59]

Ned starck played 1:40 hour, only 1 season.

[@angel91485]

I felt like Ive seen Olenna more than Loras but they're almost equal at 38 and 37 min respectively?

[@wtfdude687]

Wow...who would've thought that the mountain had less screen time than prince oberyn

[@rmm2424]

Tyene Sand oh what a glorious 9 minutes it was

[@CarloRodriguez10]

Grand Marster Pycelle!! even here you sneaked 😂

[@Jackaljkljkl]

There needs to be a ranking on gold spent on whores.

[@Dantheman-bw8hv]

I feel like some of these are off

[@callmeweeb4350]

There's no way you could actually determin their screentime anyway, this is all just a hunch

[@callmeweeb4350]

Like grey worm at 32mins? Yeah nice joke, he has way more screentime

[@Lucy-yc4bc]

@@callmeweeb4350it would be extremely easy to determine their screen time lmfao

[@davidmukuka2597]

Way way way way off

[@popdog87]

Osha 30 mins ?!

[@ulricaandrae4381]

Cool how many had very little screen time but made unforgettable performances.

[@whitleypedia]

13 minutes of never giving up on the gravy

[@rushdrawz5271]

Beric cant be that low

[@flaviusaetius8042]

He was in 14 episodes and shall have only 11 minutes screentime? That's impossible.

[@rhys7391]

He doesn't have many scenes he is in. Apart from his duel with the Hound in S3, the stupid fight against the ice bear in S7 and him forming a bericade in the library of Winterfell in S8 I think he only appears in a few dialog scenes with Arya back when he was leading the Brotherhood without Banners and later in season 7 with Jon Snow and in Season 8 with the Hound. And the three seconds when he was ordered to chase the Mountain by Ned in season 1 when he was portrayed by another actor. I think 11 minutes adds up.

[@rhys7391]

Plus in Arya's Brotherhood arc he appears super late, Arya interacts mainly with Thoros and that archer guy

[@flaviusaetius8042]

@@rhys7391 And in the episode "Beyond the Wall" he is one of the main characters

[@alyu1129]

Take this with a shaker of salt. lol

[@samy7174]

Why is this suddenly being recommended now

[@khaledm-z5978]

Time to rewatch

[@ironiccookies2320]

game of thrones is one of the few shows that I remember 90% of the characters despite most of them not appearing on screen much

[@Godaten005]

Walder frey being just for 16 mins but still one of the most hated character is crazy

[@searchaneesh]

her sword teacher, Syrio Forel - less than a minute

[@sungaklate]

he is the shortest but also the longest 🫡

[@TzeQ19]

The song in the background reminds me of a wedding

[@Lascombe]

Drogo, Viserys and Ned had more time in one season than some characters in eight

[@antn6270]

Nach was wurde dieses Ranking erstellt? Zeit auf dem Bildschirm oder nur alleine? Zählt es auch, einfach nur im Hintergrund zu stehen oder Sprechzeit? Ich bin verwirrt.

[@romanoffsson]

It means all the seconds the character is in screen, both in the background and in the center.

[@zayeedabdullah7298]

Robert & Grey has the almost same screen time!!! Crazy

[@y.m.9402]

The main characters are in order are tyrion and cersei they were at the top of the call sheet followed by jon and daenerys, and sansa and arya are the last of the main characters

[@MortenLongbottom]

In that case it's because of the actors, not because of the characters. That's something that didn't work well with the storyline.

[@itzmyedits4630]

Crazy how hotpie has more screen time than three eyed raven after being such important character

[@ASUS234UA]

I was shocked that some have so few screentime, but u feel like they've been nearby all the time. Same about others who you barely remember, but they have so much. Also, about those ones, who have so much time for just 1 episode/season.

[@elr492]

So I guess that 14 characters were given more screen time than one with "the best story" according to D&D ending.

[@aimandarius6833]

Where Dickon Tarly? / (Luther the umbrella academy) 😬

[@GKP983]

best is watching Tyrion..🔥

[@MrDanielvass]

It felt like Waif had way more screen time torturing Arya on the way to becoming a faceless man.

[@jackienowell7307]

Hodor is the winner imo, given that he had 29 minutes on screen but only had one word to say 😆 admiitedly on repeat.

[@maestroclassico5801]

When you say screentime Are you counting the times they spoke or just were on camera?

[@mariefmsr]

Tyrion in the first place with 4 hours and 53 minutes *STILL GOING STRONG~~*

[@AndrewChunghi]

No way, Robert Baratheon has more time than Hodor?

[@ryanm4013]

Hodor scenes were very short as he had no lines. Robert had many scenes with actual dialogue

[@juanramaroto6691]

Everyone talks about Ned Stark, but it amazes me how Khal Drogo has almost the same screentime than Beric and Thoros combined despite dying in season 1. And more screen time than The Mountain in the whole show.

[@guetetepgue]

Khal drogo spent most of his 25 minute screentime smashing dany 🤣

[@rajuljadaun6390]

I still dont understand why did they show sam so much Hell of a boring character

[@ageoflove1980]

He also has a very important role in the books. His voyage to Oldtown with Maester Aemon and Gilly is actually very good. A nice little personal story about them to balance it with all the grander tales. Good fantasy knows it can't be epic all the time because the grander moments lose its impact. Tolkien was also very aware of this. In a way both Sam's kind of have the same role in the story in that regard . They tell us to slow down, read a book, cook a nice meal... you know, stop amd smell the roses every once in a while.

[@anujsaxena1545]

Pity on you bruh he was in top 7 character for me. I really enjoyed his chemistry with Jon snow

[@Jackaljkljkl]

Oberyn, Ned and Robert were all one-season wonders, and made made more impact than Bran did in eight seasons.

[@HandsomePete1980]

How is margaery on #19. I thougt she was on like #9

[@goddessofdesire]

She was only in 5 of the 8 seasons. Making it to the top 20 is great, especially with HOW many characters spent 8 full seasons on the show.

[@ryanm4013]

@@goddessofdesirenumber of characters and storylines. A storyline may only get 10-15 minutes an episode

[@Nate-Dog]

Wow Ned Stark getting more screen time in 1 season ( plus a couple flashbacks scenes in season 6) the most characters through 6-8 seasons

[@angeenoirceur]

Soooo who is the main character?

[@rocktheconqueror6903]

jonny boi

[@romanoffsson]

Tyrion

[@S.D.323]

Tyrion

[@victorvaladares6006]

Mountain 17 min? 🤔

[@paule.158]

but most of them lived in our memories for a life time! I can't forget shireen for example.......

[@pablo-ismael6045]

Only 9 min but tyene sand is still the character I remember…. You guys know why

[@id_rainn3278]

Tyrion ❤❤❤❤ and I cried for Robb, I loved him

[@nasrul1446]

i thought three eyed raven had more screen time than rickon stark😂

[@Marc93.]

I don't believe Missandei and Daario has same screen time.. Feels like Missandei should be in top 20 atleast

[@Almutazz938]

в Эссосе Миссандея и Даарио обычно появляются вместе, в Вестеросе у Миссандеи просто мало экранного времени. Даарио набрал много времени, когда они с Джорахом искали Дейнерис, когда ее забрали кхалы.

[@Marc93.]

@@Almutazz938 didn't have the translation dude

[@Almutazz938]

@@Marc93. Unlucky

[@vigneshselvam634]

where is jessica Henwick

[@levi._.1709]

Guys, the reason y Ned has more screentime : as they've shown Ned as the 'main protagonist (more screentime)' in S1 until they killed him.. S1 was purely based on Ned. And as the seasons passed the characters like jon Snow, arya, jamie's screen time got increased as they've become more important.

[@giusepped3678]

Anyone know which version of the Rains of Castamere the audio is? I.e. which album/who's playing.. it's so beautiful

[@Stuff_To_Watch]

Hi, is this one kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4OvhWt7nrWJiZI

[@snakeeyes1154]

Sooo with all these hours they made 8 seasons?

[@kailashbanjare617]

Add all these hours you will get 72 hours

[@dartharagon9129]

​@@kailashbanjare617 Yeah and thats the mistake. These numbers seem so low and wrong because they are. Obviously in nearly every Scene there are multiple of these Characters present, not only one, so the total screentime should be way above 100, probably higher than 200.

[@Jankowski_Outdoors]

@@dartharagon9129agreed. Not to mention one would need to add up all the establishing shots, etc. Beric had way more than 11 minutes in the episode they nabbed the wight.

[@AdarshKumar-vp9rj]

Tyene sand's every second was worthy

[@Dabat-Ul-Ardh]

The mad king was also revealed for a few seconds

[@karmad1429]

I remember 100th, and... Nada. who were they?

[@Anime929xedits]

It is funny that ned was only for one season but still at 12th position lmao😂😂

[@Maalik-rb6gc]

Man they really did ma man Jon Snow so dirty!

[@outlawblack123]

I thought the sandsnakes where forever

[@ansonbasilpaul608]

Hodor held the door for 29 minutes.

[@hintala7303]

Ros need more screen time🎉

[@ZenithIonyX]

No way Barristan Selmy has as much screen time as the high sparrow, my mind is blown

[@gavinperry8433]

Lol ironically the three eyes raven is one of the most important characters in the books

[@Thomas_of_the_forest]

Is Ned at 12 including his appearances in flashbacks?

[@TheVarun2909]

Alomost 5 hours Tyrion Lanister 😍

[@Hoax69696]

I don't think it's accurate

[@maestroclassico5801]

Im not entirely sure how Thoros of Mir had more screen time than his partner Berric Dondarrion since Berric lived longer but I can tell you guys researched it.

[@danielbertschi6349]

Careful putting Janos at #74. He won't be happy with this ranking. He has friends at court.

[@Yuniormac]

1 hora y 10 minutos en pantalla le tomó a Jeoffrey lograr que lo odiemos para siempre

[@giglomesh123]

Took Littlefinger 7 seasons to have more time than Ned Stark. Another grudge to his list😂

[@iamnoman1]

Shortest screentime in got is of Edmond tully's wife

[@ajnasvp7719]

Mountain only 16 minutes wtf

[@mami3427]

Where's the Night King

[@dennismbrandi]

Good old hot pie. Turned out to be a stand up guy

[@josemanuelandrades3060]

Increíble how beric dondarrion after 8 seasons is just 8 min

[@T2MARA]

Night King, Lyanna Stark, and Rhaegar Targaryean 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@AserGaming]

Some of these don't make any sense, Beric definitely has more than 11 minutes

[@olegkulinich9886]

Jagen...Many-Faced know only about real rank 😊

[@matthiaslugmair5633]

Yara Greyjoy? Her name is Asha

[@Jackaljkljkl]

Changed it, due to Osha being more prominent in the show compared with the books. Yet they keep Melisandre/Misandei and Bran/Bronn.

[@clementwymiens7955]

Margeary deserved so much more ❤

[@nanelikahya9949]

Why do they look so few

[@ruthvik1404]

Where's knight king?

[@romanoffsson]

Probably less than 6 minutes

[@lirneis]

The truth is GoT is all about Tirion Actually the best character